Ehb
Literal No One
This is the Koicomi One Shot Hub Thread!
This is a COMPLETED One-Shot Idea that now exists to allow for a showcase of the work that was done in this short 2ish month project. It is a hybrid group 1x1 romance RP which solely focuses on the final confession sequence. The twist being that the characters paired were decided entirely through voting! The partcipants also had to fully detail out a character who 'particpated' through an entire story and write what they contributed from scratch! In short, lots of work was put in by everyone in this RP, and we invite you to peruse at your leisure!
...and if you feel like it after looking through various things, you can consider putting in votes in the strawpolls listed below!
The participants of this RP spent the better part of October creating characters for this fictional story in full detail, and voted upon who would end up with who at the end of the story. This RP and the 1 to 1s associated with it, can be considered a multitude of 'what-ifs' of various characters getting 'shipped' together.
At this point, the RP is closed to additional characters. The 1 to 1s are in progress and have our participants act out the moments leading to their 'confession'. The characters made for this RP are all high quality and fully detailed, and something that I hope you might potentially find yourself getting yourself a little invested into! Below this section are links and synopsises to all the 1 to 1s associated with Koibiito Communication, please feel free to look and follow at your leisure!
For those who end up enjoying any of the tales offered here, at the end of November, Voting will commence to judge how the participating 1 to 1s did. In this stage of voting, everyone on the site is invited to vote!
Strawpoll Public Voting:
RP Theme: Hazakura - Kie Kitano
Story:
This year, our School, Yuzu High, has gone through many things.
The student body is composed of two schools that had closed down the previous year. St. Kisai, an all girl's school, and Teijiro High, an all Boy's school. As you could easily imagine, the combination of a group of boys who had rarely interacted with girls, and vice versa, caused great amounts of friction and discord when the two of them became a part of the same school so suddenly.
There were misunderstandings between the boys and girls. Misconceptions between the two also ran rampant. At some point, it was not irregular to see the school effectively divided in half by the two genders. An invisible wall had been formed between the two, as the distrust and misgivings they had about each other dissuaded anyone from trying to come to an understanding with one another. Everyone was so very certain that our Yuzu High would ultimately meet the same fate of being closed down as well.
But miraculously, that did not happen.
A group of boys and girls formed a club in order to to bridge the divides between the boys and girls of the school. In that club, strong and irreplaceable bonds and friendships were born. Together, that club that no one expected to achieve anything, took the school that no one expected anything positive out of, and created a miracle.
The sincere wish for people to be closer.
The honest desire to be understood.
The feelings and sentiments that those students found saved the school.
Genuine friendships. Warm amiability. As the year drew to a close, the students of that club felt a closeness to each other that they never quite expected. To that same sentiment, they felt a gap of loneliness when it was announced that the club, having served it's purpose to save the school, was to be disbanded.
"Why do people fall in love?" Someone asked without thinking too much.
In hearing this, some of the students gathered there were again presented with the un-explainable, intense, and overbearing feelings that they had for someone who was also present there. The year was coming to an end. Unable to hold their feelings back, and with now the only remaining chance to act upon them before it's too late. The last act of our club, is a selfish one.
Does that person love me as much as I love them?
I invite you to see for yourself, impartial observer...
The answers that my beloved friends found in their sincere feelings.
Character Sheets Thread Link
The Ships (1 to 1s)
Volume 1
Daisuke Kobayashi X Maremi Himitsu
"Fleeting Moments"
Synopsis: It’s been a complicated year for Maremi and Daisuke. They were once the social outcasts; the ones most likely ones to walk away from a conversation. It wasn’t until the merge of their schools, that these two misfits were forced out of their comfort zones and the most unlikely of friendships was forged. What happens when feelings of friendships give rise to something more- and how do these two crazy kids deal with it when they can barely string a sentence together between them?
Stay tuned to find out~!
Volume 2
Nakamura Shirou x Sami Ishioka
"Cinderalla Man"
Synopsis: Things could not get any worse for the Gender Relations Club's resident Otaku Delinquent and KFC Enthusiast, Shirou Nakamura. A harsh rejection from the girl he'd been trying to impress and the stifling influence from his strict parents have rendered his chances of attending the Club's American-Style Dance next to zero. However, just as he's begun resigning himself to his unjust fate, his thrill-seeking Fairy God-Senpai Sami Ishioka asks him out and offers to sweep him off from under his parents' noses in her magical ramen-freshened scooter! Shirou's magical Dancing Star Night is cut short when the clock strikes midnight and his past catches up to him. How is our Cinderella Man supposed to earn his Happily Ever After now?
Volume 3:
Sai Genjo x Natori Sannomiya
"Words That Must Be Said"
Synopsis: Sai Genjo started here at the Gender Relations Club, only half interested in the goings on. After being framed for sabotaging the gym equipment, Sai saved the school sports day. Little did he know... he had an admirer (Natori Sannomiya) afterwards. Too awkward to admit her feelings, his only grew as the year went on and she put herself in charge of making sure he ate every day. Now that the dance is coming up, the two are preparing their confessions, unaware of each other's intentions. Whatever they do... they'd better hurry up or they'll miss their chance.
Volume 4:
Shisukiya Yanagi x Mahiru Vaughn
"Forget-Me-Not"
Synopsis: Disasters come and go like the tides, and Yuzu High has managed to weather the impossible despite all attempts to take it down. Among the friendships forged by the students’ struggles, an unlikely pair emerged between a boy with a reckless tongue and a girl who lost her voice. Further trials and tribulations yet still await, as the two individuals awkwardly plod along an unfamiliar path in hopes of navigating the maze of their feelings. While the two, Shisukiya Yanagi and Mahiru Vaughn, are still unraveling the question of what the other means to them, fate throws them another test in the form of an awkward encounter and poorly thought-out words.
What started as Mahiru hoping to share her hobby with Shisukiya ends with a cold war—one started by an awkwardly-worded suggestion that came off more akin to ridicule. While the two cautiously skirt around each other, dated information and rumors begin to circulate the school. Mahiru and Shisukiya had once believed that there was a good chance that their feelings were mutual, but could the rumors speaking of old flames and a failed confession towards a different member of the Gender Relations Club be true?
Volume 5:
Yun Okamura x Keiko Takahashi
"Life Expectancy"
Synopsis: Keiko Takahashi, better known by her online VTuber alias "Tako-chan", has suffered a crushing heart attack after realizing she's gone Trending on Twitter! It turns out that the metaphorical smoking gun is held by none other than her concerned friend and fellow Gender Relations Club member, Yun, who'd been desperately looking for a heart transplant donor after finding out Keiko's arrhythmia prognosis has been worsening fast. Determined to save the life of the woman he loves, Yun had started a quest to look for a potential donor on social media, but a group of trolls from the seediest corners of the Internet chose to interfere with his plans by leaking the details of Yun's intentions to Tako-chan's massive fanbase. Now, Keiko awakens in the ICU of Okumura Hospital, with a failing heart and a broken spirit. Her biggest regret? She won't be able to go to her club's American-style dance with the man she loves.
Volume 6:
Uta Fukuzatsu x Raika Hiroshi
"Communication Through Miscommunication"
Synopsis: Uta Fukuzatsu is that weird kid in school. You know, the one everyone makes jokes about while simultaneously avoiding being around them cause they creep everyone out. Going into the school merge Uta definitely started off with a weird reputation from some of the other more rowdier boys in his school. That he was a little unhinged, who stared at the moon at night. Who only spoke in poem and riddles, speaking things about death and souls. Who ate bugs he found on the ground and who laughed like a creep for ten seconds straight at random intervals. His world is one of the moon, which light barely pierces the darkness, populated by terrors of trauma and loneliness. But if one was to look at the night sky one could find peace, don't you think?
Raika Hiroshi is a weirdo thrill seeker. Bored out of her mind, it's hard to tell if her childish antics are part of a greater ruse or if she simply isn't right in her head. Maybe it is both. While she is a loud, self-centric, and quite a stubborn individual, she can show great care to those that put up with her. While she doesn't mince her words and often refers to herself in third person, Raika is also able to show a great deal of charisma and sway people to her side. She loves to be the centre of attention and have things go her way and absolutely hates it if people can't agree with her. Her world is one of the star, a blazing inferno which lights the sky and everything around it. But inevitably blinding and alienating anything that stares at it for too long.
For us to fully understand how this tale ends after the finale of the Gender Relationship Club. We must first look back at their time in the Club, the story of a Moon and Star falling into each other's orbit. Whose pull ultimately changes the course of both Club Members. Beginning of course, with that first real meeting between two students of fanciful thinking. How little either of them knew then...
Realistic or Modern - Koibiito Communication - The RP Where you get Democratically Shipped with Someone Else
This is a COMPLETED One-Shot Idea that now exists to allow for a showcase of the work that was done in this short 2ish month project. It is a hybrid group 1x1 romance RP which solely focuses on the final confession sequence. The twist being that the characters paired were decided entirely through voting! The partcipants also had to fully detail out a character who 'particpated' through an entire story and write what they contributed from scratch! In short, lots of work was put in by everyone in this RP, and we invite you to peruse at your leisure!
...and if you feel like it after looking through various things, you can consider putting in votes in the strawpolls listed below!
The participants of this RP spent the better part of October creating characters for this fictional story in full detail, and voted upon who would end up with who at the end of the story. This RP and the 1 to 1s associated with it, can be considered a multitude of 'what-ifs' of various characters getting 'shipped' together.
At this point, the RP is closed to additional characters. The 1 to 1s are in progress and have our participants act out the moments leading to their 'confession'. The characters made for this RP are all high quality and fully detailed, and something that I hope you might potentially find yourself getting yourself a little invested into! Below this section are links and synopsises to all the 1 to 1s associated with Koibiito Communication, please feel free to look and follow at your leisure!
For those who end up enjoying any of the tales offered here, at the end of November, Voting will commence to judge how the participating 1 to 1s did. In this stage of voting, everyone on the site is invited to vote!
Strawpoll Public Voting:
- Best Boy: Who is your favorite Male character from Koicomi C... - Online Poll - StrawPoll.com
- Best Girl: Who is your favorite Girl character from Koicomi C... - Online Poll - StrawPoll.com
- Favorite Ship Concept / 1x1 Thread: Favorite Ship (1x1 Thread)? - Online Poll - StrawPoll.com
RP Theme: Hazakura - Kie Kitano
Story:
This year, our School, Yuzu High, has gone through many things.
The student body is composed of two schools that had closed down the previous year. St. Kisai, an all girl's school, and Teijiro High, an all Boy's school. As you could easily imagine, the combination of a group of boys who had rarely interacted with girls, and vice versa, caused great amounts of friction and discord when the two of them became a part of the same school so suddenly.
There were misunderstandings between the boys and girls. Misconceptions between the two also ran rampant. At some point, it was not irregular to see the school effectively divided in half by the two genders. An invisible wall had been formed between the two, as the distrust and misgivings they had about each other dissuaded anyone from trying to come to an understanding with one another. Everyone was so very certain that our Yuzu High would ultimately meet the same fate of being closed down as well.
But miraculously, that did not happen.
A group of boys and girls formed a club in order to to bridge the divides between the boys and girls of the school. In that club, strong and irreplaceable bonds and friendships were born. Together, that club that no one expected to achieve anything, took the school that no one expected anything positive out of, and created a miracle.
The sincere wish for people to be closer.
The honest desire to be understood.
The feelings and sentiments that those students found saved the school.
Genuine friendships. Warm amiability. As the year drew to a close, the students of that club felt a closeness to each other that they never quite expected. To that same sentiment, they felt a gap of loneliness when it was announced that the club, having served it's purpose to save the school, was to be disbanded.
"Why do people fall in love?" Someone asked without thinking too much.
In hearing this, some of the students gathered there were again presented with the un-explainable, intense, and overbearing feelings that they had for someone who was also present there. The year was coming to an end. Unable to hold their feelings back, and with now the only remaining chance to act upon them before it's too late. The last act of our club, is a selfish one.
Does that person love me as much as I love them?
I invite you to see for yourself, impartial observer...
The answers that my beloved friends found in their sincere feelings.
Character Sheets Thread Link
The Ships (1 to 1s)
Volume 1
Daisuke Kobayashi X Maremi Himitsu
"Fleeting Moments"
Synopsis: It’s been a complicated year for Maremi and Daisuke. They were once the social outcasts; the ones most likely ones to walk away from a conversation. It wasn’t until the merge of their schools, that these two misfits were forced out of their comfort zones and the most unlikely of friendships was forged. What happens when feelings of friendships give rise to something more- and how do these two crazy kids deal with it when they can barely string a sentence together between them?
Stay tuned to find out~!
Volume 2
Nakamura Shirou x Sami Ishioka
"Cinderalla Man"
Synopsis: Things could not get any worse for the Gender Relations Club's resident Otaku Delinquent and KFC Enthusiast, Shirou Nakamura. A harsh rejection from the girl he'd been trying to impress and the stifling influence from his strict parents have rendered his chances of attending the Club's American-Style Dance next to zero. However, just as he's begun resigning himself to his unjust fate, his thrill-seeking Fairy God-Senpai Sami Ishioka asks him out and offers to sweep him off from under his parents' noses in her magical ramen-freshened scooter! Shirou's magical Dancing Star Night is cut short when the clock strikes midnight and his past catches up to him. How is our Cinderella Man supposed to earn his Happily Ever After now?
Volume 3:
Sai Genjo x Natori Sannomiya
"Words That Must Be Said"
Synopsis: Sai Genjo started here at the Gender Relations Club, only half interested in the goings on. After being framed for sabotaging the gym equipment, Sai saved the school sports day. Little did he know... he had an admirer (Natori Sannomiya) afterwards. Too awkward to admit her feelings, his only grew as the year went on and she put herself in charge of making sure he ate every day. Now that the dance is coming up, the two are preparing their confessions, unaware of each other's intentions. Whatever they do... they'd better hurry up or they'll miss their chance.
Volume 4:
Shisukiya Yanagi x Mahiru Vaughn
"Forget-Me-Not"
Synopsis: Disasters come and go like the tides, and Yuzu High has managed to weather the impossible despite all attempts to take it down. Among the friendships forged by the students’ struggles, an unlikely pair emerged between a boy with a reckless tongue and a girl who lost her voice. Further trials and tribulations yet still await, as the two individuals awkwardly plod along an unfamiliar path in hopes of navigating the maze of their feelings. While the two, Shisukiya Yanagi and Mahiru Vaughn, are still unraveling the question of what the other means to them, fate throws them another test in the form of an awkward encounter and poorly thought-out words.
What started as Mahiru hoping to share her hobby with Shisukiya ends with a cold war—one started by an awkwardly-worded suggestion that came off more akin to ridicule. While the two cautiously skirt around each other, dated information and rumors begin to circulate the school. Mahiru and Shisukiya had once believed that there was a good chance that their feelings were mutual, but could the rumors speaking of old flames and a failed confession towards a different member of the Gender Relations Club be true?
Volume 5:
Yun Okamura x Keiko Takahashi
"Life Expectancy"
Synopsis: Keiko Takahashi, better known by her online VTuber alias "Tako-chan", has suffered a crushing heart attack after realizing she's gone Trending on Twitter! It turns out that the metaphorical smoking gun is held by none other than her concerned friend and fellow Gender Relations Club member, Yun, who'd been desperately looking for a heart transplant donor after finding out Keiko's arrhythmia prognosis has been worsening fast. Determined to save the life of the woman he loves, Yun had started a quest to look for a potential donor on social media, but a group of trolls from the seediest corners of the Internet chose to interfere with his plans by leaking the details of Yun's intentions to Tako-chan's massive fanbase. Now, Keiko awakens in the ICU of Okumura Hospital, with a failing heart and a broken spirit. Her biggest regret? She won't be able to go to her club's American-style dance with the man she loves.
Volume 6:
Uta Fukuzatsu x Raika Hiroshi
"Communication Through Miscommunication"
Synopsis: Uta Fukuzatsu is that weird kid in school. You know, the one everyone makes jokes about while simultaneously avoiding being around them cause they creep everyone out. Going into the school merge Uta definitely started off with a weird reputation from some of the other more rowdier boys in his school. That he was a little unhinged, who stared at the moon at night. Who only spoke in poem and riddles, speaking things about death and souls. Who ate bugs he found on the ground and who laughed like a creep for ten seconds straight at random intervals. His world is one of the moon, which light barely pierces the darkness, populated by terrors of trauma and loneliness. But if one was to look at the night sky one could find peace, don't you think?
Raika Hiroshi is a weirdo thrill seeker. Bored out of her mind, it's hard to tell if her childish antics are part of a greater ruse or if she simply isn't right in her head. Maybe it is both. While she is a loud, self-centric, and quite a stubborn individual, she can show great care to those that put up with her. While she doesn't mince her words and often refers to herself in third person, Raika is also able to show a great deal of charisma and sway people to her side. She loves to be the centre of attention and have things go her way and absolutely hates it if people can't agree with her. Her world is one of the star, a blazing inferno which lights the sky and everything around it. But inevitably blinding and alienating anything that stares at it for too long.
For us to fully understand how this tale ends after the finale of the Gender Relationship Club. We must first look back at their time in the Club, the story of a Moon and Star falling into each other's orbit. Whose pull ultimately changes the course of both Club Members. Beginning of course, with that first real meeting between two students of fanciful thinking. How little either of them knew then...
Hi! I'm Ehb!
In case you're a returnee, I've provided this handy little space in case you're just checking in! Otherwise if you're checking this out for the first time, feel free to browse through at your leisure. Thank you for visiting!
"Communication is the key to people being able to connect with one another. Without it, people become stuck in their preconceptions, and end up shunning whatever or whomever they're unfamiliar with. So, let us talk. Surely, we can understand each other even more."
Forward
In your rural hometown in Japan, declining school attendance has lead to several schools in the area to close. The last high school in the area left, Yuzu High, is also on the chopping block, destined to be shuttered by this winter due to the same low attendance and falling test scores that have plagued the schools in the area for years. If that school is closed down, you will have to take a long, two hour train ride into the next town just to attend classes and graduate.
Even worse, the two schools that were closed down last year previously were an all-boys school and an all-girls school. The merging of the student bodies of both schools into Yuzu High causes all sorts of friction between the various groups. In an effort to try to solve the situation, a random assortment of students from both sides are put together to make the 'Gender Relations Club', meant to smooth out the problems between the boys and girls, and hopefully save Yuzu High, the last school in the area from closing and being torn down.
The local government, the cooperation wanting to move into town, and even other students who dream of going to school in the big city have all seemed to have accepted the fate of Yuzu High. But, there's something special about this place. This school, this town, and the people that are all around us right now. Joining the 'Gender Relations Club' in order to solve the friction occurring between the former students of the all boys and all girls school, you with your clubmates endeavor to find the special meaning in this place you all call home. Before it's erased in the name of 'progress' forever.
Lucky for you, in this RP It is assumed that everything went well. Everyone settled their differences, got along, had fun, did obligatory Japanese high school year things, and were able to save their school from being shut down. Yuzu High will continue to operate for many more years thanks to the efforts of the cast. That entire story, in Visual Novel terms, is the Common Route, which serves as the backstory that your character is assumed to have participated in.
So now what?
This RP - Koibiito Communication, is the final part of that story. The part were the various students start deciding who the love of their life is and who to confess to - and for this RP this last bit, that last stretch before happily ever after that everyone secretly wishes, is what you and your character will RP out.
There are two major catches though:
1. The Character your Character ends up with in this last part is decided completely by the audience. Ie. you submit yourself to being shipped and are expected to RP it out to the point that they confess/kiss. And it will not go farther than confessing/smooching.
2. You will create two characters, a boy and a girl. You will be writing fully detailed character sheets where you will explain how they did through the entire 'common route' in detail. You will also be completely expected to play whoever your boy/girl gets shipped with sincerely.
So, in spite of that...
Are you ready to sincerely fall in love?
General Considerations / Suspensions of Disbelief
Two Characters?
In this RP you will create two fully detailed out characters who are detailed to the point that they make references to every act of the 'Common Route' detailed below. You as a player participating in this RP are fully expected to play either one of them depending on what a bunch of strangers decide makes for the most entertaining ship.
What sort of relationships?
Koibiito is Vanilla. All ships are setup as boy/girl.
Will this RP use Discord?
The RP uses Mandatory Discord for Communication. But roleplaying will be done on RPnation using PMs that everyone will be able to look at to their leisure.
Player to Player Conduct?
You are expected to conduct yourself with due consideration to your fellow players. If things get uncomfortable please voice it out. Bad conduct towards other players will not be tolerated.
When I play one of my character does the other exist?
Whenever you play your character, your other character (of a different gender) is assumed to not exist within setting/instance of the story in that 1 to 1. Ex. If you end up in a scene playing your girl character, your boy character never existed in the setting.
When will it start?
Players will have up until the final week of October to get both their characters ok'd. As it is during that final week that ships will be voted and decided upon. Right before November (which happens to be National Writing Month feel free to let that be an excuse) the ships will get announced, and the 1 to 1s will be started in earnest, and it's encouraged to see how much you can pull off in that month.
Do I have to play as both my girl and male characters AT THE SAME TIME when it starts?
You will get shipped just once. If you are open to playing both your guy and girl at the same time, let me know. By default you will only play one of them, and only be involved in one 1v1.
How many people are you looking for?
Ideally an even number of people joining, with Ehb's characters kept as backup for people who lose their partner. Basically anyone who can complete the character sheets to my satisfaction. They will be scary. I feel like this idea is just going to crash and burn but I will try it anyway.
Other Considerations
Anime or Real Faceclaims?
Anime styled faceclaims like in the promotional banner. It is encouraged to credit the artist who drew the picture you used.
What is my Character's General Mindset?
High school is coming to an end. You and the rest of the club were able to save the school and allow for future generations to continue to learn and teach there against all odds. When you began, you had certain pre-conceptions about the students from the school that joined with yours. In the challenging times, you developed feelings for a certain someone. If everyone was able to save Yuzu High, then what harm is making a confession to somone you've fallen completely in love with?
What if My Partner Bails?
'Heartbroken.' Again the hope is that the CS process will be so monstrous that only the most dedicated folk will fully complete it. Ehb or anyone who volunteers to do makeup will start off a 1v1 from the beginning to ensure no one is left heartbroken.
What if my Partner is a Creeper?
It is encouraged to communicate with your partner and set your boundaries. If that does not work inform Ehb and it will be dealt with in a case by case basis. Note that continued behavoir that makes other players uncomfortable will not be tolerated and can result in being removed from participation as the GM's discretion. Again, while this is a Romance RP that it must abide by RPnation rules.
I have no Chemistry with my Partner!
Feel free to use the Discord to brainstorm with the others if you get stuck! A feature to have the audience 'create your scenario' may be considered to help you out!
Do I have to accept my partner's character's confession?
Ultimately, yes. The expectation is that they'll accept their feelings. You're allowed to icly 'reject' them on the first attempt, but the caveat is that you'll have to RP giving them a second chance and ultimately by the end of it realize and accept their feelings. To clarify, feel free to use rejection as a way to 'sort out' feelings, not necessarily to dishearten your partner.
Girl to Girl? Boy to Boy Ships?
No. That simply complicates the voting for a ship process and not everyone coming into a Romance RP may be comfortable with that so the matchups in this one will be Vanilla as Vanilla gets. I can't really stop players from wanting to do stuff elsewhere but anything extracurricular is on your own time and outside of the scope of the RP.
Can I be like related to another player's chara-
NO.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask. Ax exhaustive as this QA was I'm certain I did not cover everything. Please ask for further clarification to begin a discussion!
Koibiito Communication's Release Timeline:
Most of Oct - Character Creation.
A generous amount of time will be given to create your boy and girl character and their sheets will be so monsterous that anyone who completes them is probably going to be dedicated to see things through at that point.
Last Week of October - Character Acceptance Deadline and Voting on Ships.
In the last week, voting for ships will begin and be done through the discord. Make sure you have those sheets OK'd by the GM or you'll either get in the shipping pool at the end or just not make cutoff!
November - Start of the RP
Ships will be announced in November and writing can begin. Each pairing will have a 1 to 1 where they will have the whole month to Roleplay out their romance and ending it with their character's accepting their feelings for one another. Not that while getting the whole thing done in like 2 days is okay, it might be worth not rushing through it, especially for your audience.
End of November - End of the One Shot Event.
Everyone gets to vote on their favorite 1 to 1. For those brave enough, people can discuss/critique the 1v1s presented if the writers are comfortable with it or just generally fangirl/fanboy over them. There is no hard limit to how long you want those 1 to 1s to last, but the goal is to do voting and critiques after the end of November.
Additional Incentive:
Koiibito Communication Shares the Same Universe with a future TBD Ehb RP - 'Sincerely X Inevitably' and your character can be ported into that with guaranteed acceptance if/once it releases.
In Summary:
Koibiito Communication is a Japanese High School Romance RP. Taking place at the end of a story, players create detailed characters who get shipped with other characters in the RP which leads to 1 to 1 conversations where they will role-play out their confessions. This RP which will start in November, challenged players to act out endgame romance (up to saying I love you and a kiss only) sincerely. Their skills in writing romance will be tested and on display for the other players of the RP to enjoy, and it is hoped that players will gain some experience in writing Romance and have entertaining things to read and write for November from participation in this 'One-Shot' RP.
At 4 people showing interest, Ehb will post additional story information. Including the generally detailed 'Common Route' or the backstory-story of the RP before the confessions occur, and other miscellaneous notes.
At 8 people showing interest, Ehb will put together their two characters and fill out their sheets up to expected standard and put up the dreaded 'character sheet'. Confirming that this RP will be put into motion!
Interest Thread Updates!
Additional Information that can be considered as expansions to this post.
1) - The Core Canon of Koibiito Communication
In case you're a returnee, I've provided this handy little space in case you're just checking in! Otherwise if you're checking this out for the first time, feel free to browse through at your leisure. Thank you for visiting!
"Communication is the key to people being able to connect with one another. Without it, people become stuck in their preconceptions, and end up shunning whatever or whomever they're unfamiliar with. So, let us talk. Surely, we can understand each other even more."
Forward
In your rural hometown in Japan, declining school attendance has lead to several schools in the area to close. The last high school in the area left, Yuzu High, is also on the chopping block, destined to be shuttered by this winter due to the same low attendance and falling test scores that have plagued the schools in the area for years. If that school is closed down, you will have to take a long, two hour train ride into the next town just to attend classes and graduate.
Even worse, the two schools that were closed down last year previously were an all-boys school and an all-girls school. The merging of the student bodies of both schools into Yuzu High causes all sorts of friction between the various groups. In an effort to try to solve the situation, a random assortment of students from both sides are put together to make the 'Gender Relations Club', meant to smooth out the problems between the boys and girls, and hopefully save Yuzu High, the last school in the area from closing and being torn down.
The local government, the cooperation wanting to move into town, and even other students who dream of going to school in the big city have all seemed to have accepted the fate of Yuzu High. But, there's something special about this place. This school, this town, and the people that are all around us right now. Joining the 'Gender Relations Club' in order to solve the friction occurring between the former students of the all boys and all girls school, you with your clubmates endeavor to find the special meaning in this place you all call home. Before it's erased in the name of 'progress' forever.
Lucky for you, in this RP It is assumed that everything went well. Everyone settled their differences, got along, had fun, did obligatory Japanese high school year things, and were able to save their school from being shut down. Yuzu High will continue to operate for many more years thanks to the efforts of the cast. That entire story, in Visual Novel terms, is the Common Route, which serves as the backstory that your character is assumed to have participated in.
So now what?
This RP - Koibiito Communication, is the final part of that story. The part were the various students start deciding who the love of their life is and who to confess to - and for this RP this last bit, that last stretch before happily ever after that everyone secretly wishes, is what you and your character will RP out.
There are two major catches though:
1. The Character your Character ends up with in this last part is decided completely by the audience. Ie. you submit yourself to being shipped and are expected to RP it out to the point that they confess/kiss. And it will not go farther than confessing/smooching.
2. You will create two characters, a boy and a girl. You will be writing fully detailed character sheets where you will explain how they did through the entire 'common route' in detail. You will also be completely expected to play whoever your boy/girl gets shipped with sincerely.
So, in spite of that...
Are you ready to sincerely fall in love?
General Considerations / Suspensions of Disbelief
Two Characters?
In this RP you will create two fully detailed out characters who are detailed to the point that they make references to every act of the 'Common Route' detailed below. You as a player participating in this RP are fully expected to play either one of them depending on what a bunch of strangers decide makes for the most entertaining ship.
What sort of relationships?
Koibiito is Vanilla. All ships are setup as boy/girl.
Will this RP use Discord?
The RP uses Mandatory Discord for Communication. But roleplaying will be done on RPnation using PMs that everyone will be able to look at to their leisure.
Player to Player Conduct?
You are expected to conduct yourself with due consideration to your fellow players. If things get uncomfortable please voice it out. Bad conduct towards other players will not be tolerated.
When I play one of my character does the other exist?
Whenever you play your character, your other character (of a different gender) is assumed to not exist within setting/instance of the story in that 1 to 1. Ex. If you end up in a scene playing your girl character, your boy character never existed in the setting.
When will it start?
Players will have up until the final week of October to get both their characters ok'd. As it is during that final week that ships will be voted and decided upon. Right before November (which happens to be National Writing Month feel free to let that be an excuse) the ships will get announced, and the 1 to 1s will be started in earnest, and it's encouraged to see how much you can pull off in that month.
Do I have to play as both my girl and male characters AT THE SAME TIME when it starts?
You will get shipped just once. If you are open to playing both your guy and girl at the same time, let me know. By default you will only play one of them, and only be involved in one 1v1.
How many people are you looking for?
Ideally an even number of people joining, with Ehb's characters kept as backup for people who lose their partner. Basically anyone who can complete the character sheets to my satisfaction. They will be scary. I feel like this idea is just going to crash and burn but I will try it anyway.
Other Considerations
Anime or Real Faceclaims?
Anime styled faceclaims like in the promotional banner. It is encouraged to credit the artist who drew the picture you used.
What is my Character's General Mindset?
High school is coming to an end. You and the rest of the club were able to save the school and allow for future generations to continue to learn and teach there against all odds. When you began, you had certain pre-conceptions about the students from the school that joined with yours. In the challenging times, you developed feelings for a certain someone. If everyone was able to save Yuzu High, then what harm is making a confession to somone you've fallen completely in love with?
What if My Partner Bails?
'Heartbroken.' Again the hope is that the CS process will be so monstrous that only the most dedicated folk will fully complete it. Ehb or anyone who volunteers to do makeup will start off a 1v1 from the beginning to ensure no one is left heartbroken.
What if my Partner is a Creeper?
It is encouraged to communicate with your partner and set your boundaries. If that does not work inform Ehb and it will be dealt with in a case by case basis. Note that continued behavoir that makes other players uncomfortable will not be tolerated and can result in being removed from participation as the GM's discretion. Again, while this is a Romance RP that it must abide by RPnation rules.
I have no Chemistry with my Partner!
Feel free to use the Discord to brainstorm with the others if you get stuck! A feature to have the audience 'create your scenario' may be considered to help you out!
Do I have to accept my partner's character's confession?
Ultimately, yes. The expectation is that they'll accept their feelings. You're allowed to icly 'reject' them on the first attempt, but the caveat is that you'll have to RP giving them a second chance and ultimately by the end of it realize and accept their feelings. To clarify, feel free to use rejection as a way to 'sort out' feelings, not necessarily to dishearten your partner.
Girl to Girl? Boy to Boy Ships?
No. That simply complicates the voting for a ship process and not everyone coming into a Romance RP may be comfortable with that so the matchups in this one will be Vanilla as Vanilla gets. I can't really stop players from wanting to do stuff elsewhere but anything extracurricular is on your own time and outside of the scope of the RP.
Can I be like related to another player's chara-
NO.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask. Ax exhaustive as this QA was I'm certain I did not cover everything. Please ask for further clarification to begin a discussion!
Koibiito Communication's Release Timeline:
Most of Oct - Character Creation.
A generous amount of time will be given to create your boy and girl character and their sheets will be so monsterous that anyone who completes them is probably going to be dedicated to see things through at that point.
Last Week of October - Character Acceptance Deadline and Voting on Ships.
In the last week, voting for ships will begin and be done through the discord. Make sure you have those sheets OK'd by the GM or you'll either get in the shipping pool at the end or just not make cutoff!
November - Start of the RP
Ships will be announced in November and writing can begin. Each pairing will have a 1 to 1 where they will have the whole month to Roleplay out their romance and ending it with their character's accepting their feelings for one another. Not that while getting the whole thing done in like 2 days is okay, it might be worth not rushing through it, especially for your audience.
End of November - End of the One Shot Event.
Everyone gets to vote on their favorite 1 to 1. For those brave enough, people can discuss/critique the 1v1s presented if the writers are comfortable with it or just generally fangirl/fanboy over them. There is no hard limit to how long you want those 1 to 1s to last, but the goal is to do voting and critiques after the end of November.
Additional Incentive:
Koiibito Communication Shares the Same Universe with a future TBD Ehb RP - 'Sincerely X Inevitably' and your character can be ported into that with guaranteed acceptance if/once it releases.
In Summary:
Koibiito Communication is a Japanese High School Romance RP. Taking place at the end of a story, players create detailed characters who get shipped with other characters in the RP which leads to 1 to 1 conversations where they will role-play out their confessions. This RP which will start in November, challenged players to act out endgame romance (up to saying I love you and a kiss only) sincerely. Their skills in writing romance will be tested and on display for the other players of the RP to enjoy, and it is hoped that players will gain some experience in writing Romance and have entertaining things to read and write for November from participation in this 'One-Shot' RP.
At 4 people showing interest, Ehb will post additional story information. Including the generally detailed 'Common Route' or the backstory-story of the RP before the confessions occur, and other miscellaneous notes.
At 8 people showing interest, Ehb will put together their two characters and fill out their sheets up to expected standard and put up the dreaded 'character sheet'. Confirming that this RP will be put into motion!
Interest Thread Updates!
Additional Information that can be considered as expansions to this post.
1) - The Core Canon of Koibiito Communication
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from Ehb, and if your boy is accepted, you will receive a cookie 
emoji. When both characters are accepted you'll get a 
emoji. You'll need to have that Pen Emoji from Ehb to be eligible to be in the shipping pool for voting.
